Welcome
Welcome to Harper McGregor, Aaradhana Mann, Misha Michel, Kobe Bracero, Cassie Mackesy, Luella Eggleton, Leo Eggleton and Presence Admore. Our current roll is 830.
Welcome
Welcome to Natalia Del Valle, Tara Murrie and Robyn Jones who have started with us as Learning Assistants.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Sam Cooper, Hugo Kirk, Harmony Diao, Sereen Umar, Elias Dabagh, Shelly Liang, Amelie Gericke, Aiden Shang, Jayden Daly, Adam Ituriaga, Sam Payne, Ava Weakley, Harry Owens, Kaiya Brahne, Viyana Limbachiya, Jahkaya Hohaia-Clarke and Aidan Maylard.
Father’s Morning or Significant Males Morning
We will be holding a fathers or significant other male morning at school on Friday 1 September from 9.00am to 10.55am. This is an opportunity for you to come into your child’s/children’s classroom to see what they do at school. Your child will be able to show you their learning and show you around the classroom. You don’t need to book, just turn up and enjoy. At 10.55am our fathers or significant other males are invited to stay with the class and share morning tea with the class.
Cross Country Team
Congratulations to the following children who were selected to represent our school at the HBC Schools Cross Country event on Thursday 7 September.
Year 5 Girls
Mikayla (20), Shelly (20), Summer (24), Ayana (22), Lucy (20) and Sophia (22)
Year 5 Boys
Elias, (24), Zac (23), Beckett (22), Rory (22), Carter (24), Liam (23)
Year 6 Girls
Gemma (32), Devon (18), Erin (32), Ava (34), Maggi (34) and Madi (34)
Year 6 Boys
Josh (32), Brody (34), Archie (26), Arton (32), Savith (32), Jackson (34)
Help shape the future of our school.
Information about the school planning and reporting process
Our school charter will be replaced by a three-year strategic plan and an annual implementation plan.
We must consult with our school community when we create our 2024-2025 strategic plan. We are starting to draft our 2024-2025 strategic plan now.
Why is school planning and reporting important?
We need to work together with you, our community, to plan for the future. This allows everyone, including children and young people, parents, whānau, and the wider community, to establish goals for the school that reflect the needs of all learners and support them to succeed.
Your voice will help us to make improvements to provide all learners with the best school experience.
What do schools have to do?
We need to create long-term and annual plans based on what we hear from you and what our data (such as achievement data) is telling us should be prioritised.
Through our plans, we are required to ensure that:
» every learner at the school can achieve their highest educational standard
» the school is a physically and emotionally safe place, ensures students’ human rights are upheld and takes steps to eliminate racism, stigma, bullying and other forms of discrimination
» the school is inclusive of, and caters for, learners with different needs
» the school gives effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, by:
› including tikanga, mātauranga, and Te Ao Māori in their plans
› taking reasonable steps to teach about tikanga Māori and te reo Māori
› achieving equitable outcomes for Māori students.
What do we need from you?
- An online survey has been sent to your email address today, please complete this by Monday 11 September. If you prefer a hard copy of the survey please email me cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz Here is a link to the survey https://forms.gle/bbEjrHZEahykaxBF9
- Face to face meetings to discuss our draft 2024-2025 strategic plan. We will be sending dates for these meetings in the coming weeks, these meetings will take place early term 4. The meetings will be a mix of before school, after school, evenings and during the school day. The face to face meetings will be held in the new classroom Room 43, the ground floor classroom closest to gate 2.
Before school meeting dates 8.30am-9.00am:
Wednesday 25 October
Thursday 26 October
Monday 30 October
Tuesday 31 October
After school meeting dates 2.30pm-3.00pm:
Monday 30 October
Tuesday 31 October
Tuesday 7 November
Evening meeting dates 5.30pm-6.00pm:
Wednesday 1 November
Thursday 2 November
Tuesday 7 November
During the school day meeting dates 11.00am-11.30am:
Tuesday 31 October
Wednesday 1 November
Tuesday 7 November
1.00pm-1.30pm:
Tuesday 31 October
Wednesday 1 November
Tuesday 7 November
Strep Throat
We have had a number of children with strep throat at school. Below is some information about strep throat.
What is it?
Strep throat, also called streptococcal throat, is an infection of the throat and tonsils caused by Streptococcal bacteria. Left untreated it can lead to Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease.
How does it spread?
It is spread by close contact, often by breathing in droplets from an infected person’s coughs and sneezes. It can also be spread through shared food or drinks.
Exclusion period
Exclude until well and/or has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours.
Symptoms
- Sore throat
- Pain when swallowing
- Chills and fever
- Swollen and tender glands (lymph nodes) on the sides of the neck
- Red and swollen appearance inside the throat
- Pus-like white or yellow patches or spots may be visible on the back of the throat and on the tonsils
- Headache, nausea and vomiting may also be present
- Earache
- Body aches and pains
Responsibilities of Childhood Education Service
- Recommend to parents that they take child to GP
- Encourage regular handwashing and drying of hands
- No sharing of food, drink, eating utensils, or toys that may be put in the mouth
- Encourage and support children to cover mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing
Responsibilities of parents
- Take child to GP – every sore throat should be assessed
- Keep child home until they are feeling well enough to participate in normal Centre activities.
- If prescribed antibiotics keep child at home until 24 hours of antibiotics have been taken
- If having problems getting child to take medication please discuss with GP. It is very important the full course of antibiotics is completed
Treatment
- As per GPs recommendation
- If antibiotics are prescribed complete the full course, unless advised otherwise by GP
- Antibiotic course is generally 10 days.
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Father’s Day Hamper
Spoil day or your special person this Father’s Day. Tickets are available via Kindo, $5 per ticket. Please purchase before 3.00pm 31 August, we will draw and announce the winner on Friday 1 September.
The hamper contains the following:
- 2 packets of rusks from Ruskalicious
- Whittaker Almond Gold chocolate and Cooper Kettle chips from Millwater Superette
- A pottle of wax and a $50 voucher from Barber Depot
- 2 movie passes from Event Cinema
- A bottle of Jameson Whiskey
- A bottle of Montana Merlot from Liquor Centre Silverdale
- 2 x $10 off vouchers from I Love Curry
Country Show Day
Silverdale School’s biggest fundraiser is on Saturday 28 October 2023, 10.00am to 2.00pm. It is a fun event for everyone, please keep an eye out on our school app, school newsletter and our FaceBook page Silverdale School Country Show Day – Saturday 28 October 2023 for information on the day.
Year 6 Graduation Planting
Thank you to Bunnings for donating a peach and avocado tree to our Year 6 children who are graduating at the end of the year. Both trees were planted last week in our Garden to Table garden.
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